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+package net.onrc.onos.core.intent;
+
+import java.util.Arrays;
+
+import net.floodlightcontroller.util.MACAddress;
+//import net.onrc.onos.ofcontroller.networkgraph.Port;
+//import net.onrc.onos.ofcontroller.networkgraph.Switch;
+import net.onrc.onos.ofcontroller.util.FlowEntryMatch;
+
+/**
+ *
+ * @author Brian O'Connor <bocon@onlab.us>
+ *
+ */
+
+public class Match {
+	protected long sw;
+	protected MACAddress srcMac;
+	protected MACAddress dstMac;
+	protected long srcPort;
+	
+	public Match(long sw, long srcPort, 
+		     MACAddress srcMac, MACAddress dstMac) {
+		this.sw = sw;
+		this.srcPort = srcPort;
+		this.srcMac = srcMac;
+		this.dstMac = dstMac;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public boolean equals(Object obj) {
+		if(obj instanceof Match) {
+			Match other = (Match) obj;
+			return this.sw == other.sw &&
+			       this.srcMac.equals(other.srcMac) &&
+			       this.dstMac.equals(other.dstMac) &&
+			       this.srcPort == other.srcPort;
+		}
+		else {
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
+
+	public FlowEntryMatch getFlowEntryMatch(){
+	    FlowEntryMatch match = new FlowEntryMatch();
+	    match.enableSrcMac(srcMac);
+	    match.enableDstMac(dstMac);
+	    match.enableInPort(new net.onrc.onos.ofcontroller.util.Port((short) srcPort));
+	    return match;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public String toString() {
+		return "Sw:" + sw + " (" + srcPort + "," + srcMac + "," + dstMac + ")";
+	}
+	
+	@Override
+	public int hashCode() {
+	    long[] nums = new long[4];
+	    nums[0] = sw;
+	    nums[1] = srcPort;
+	    nums[2] = srcMac.toLong();
+	    nums[3] = dstMac.toLong();
+	    return Arrays.hashCode(nums);
+	}
+}